Nurse&#39;s portable sterilizing outfit



I May 1, 1928.

J. L-. ADAMS NURSES PORTABLE STERILIZING OUTFI'T Filed A112. 27, 1927 llili lHl lb Ell ATTORN EY Patented May 1, 1928 somev Ii. spams, F clincher I LINoIs.

I v nnnsms PORTABLE STEBILIZINGOUTFIT ;Ap'p1ication filed August 27, 1927. Serial No. 215,849

.This invention relates to certain, novel improvements in nurses portable sterilizing outfits and has for: its principalobject the provisionci' an improved construction of this character which will be highly efl'icient in use and economical in manufacture. j 1

Among the severalobjects of the invention to provide a kit of the class herein after more/fully set :torth which is con structed to. acconnnodate small pansjorcups for-sterilizing hypodermic needles and other medical tools and also, "which kithassufficient room for the Storage of hypodermic I needles, medical thermometers, and the like.

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.Otherobjects will appear hereinafter. i The invention consists .in the novel 001m bination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter described and claimed. i

The invention will be best vunderstood by reference. to; thewaccompanying drawings, showing "the preferred form of construction andlin which: v" v I 1 Fig; 1 is a planlview of the/invention in I open position Fig. 2 is a sectional detail-view taken substantially on line 22 of Fig. 1 showing cer tain panso-r cups-inoperative position; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view taken sub- Reierring more particularly to the drawingyltl and 11 indicate a cover and bottom respectively. This cover and bottom and 11 have their adjacent edge portions 12 hingedly connected together by means of hinges 13. When the cover 10 is in closing position with respect to the bottom 11, the cover is releasably attached to the bottom 11 through the medium of a latch structure 1d. The cover 10 has on its top Wall 15 a plurality of spaced spring clips 16 which clips function to detachably hold within the cover a nurses articles such as hypodermic needles, thermometers and the like. A tray is indicated at 17 and this tray isadapted to be mounted in the bottom 11. Secured to the Wall 18 of the tray is a plate 19 providing knuckles 20. A leg is indicated at 21 and this leg has one end portion providing a knuckle 22 which is adapted to be disposed. between the knuckles of the plate 19 and the knuckle 22 and knuckles 20 are secured together through the medium of a pin 23. The opposite end portion of the legs provides a knuckle 24 which fits between knuckles 25 provided by one end portion 01 an extension 26. This extension26 is formed aeanjjintegral,part of acup27; T r

Secured to the wall 18 oi the tray 17 :isa plate disposed at right; angleslwithcrespect to thejplate 19 and this plate 28 pro,- vides" a knuckle 29' which fits sbetween knuckles 30 provided, by, an, extension 31 formed as an integral partoof a cup-32. The plate 28 and extension arearrangedso, as to, dispose thccu'p 32 beneath the cup, 27 when the extension and leg 21 arefz-dis posed flat uponthe wall 18in alignedfposi tion with respect toeach. other. Uutwardly oi the plate 19- thereisjsecured to the wall 18, plate providing a knucklefi l which titsibetweenknuckles 35' provided by aleg 36. Thelegteprovidesknuckles"3i" which are disposed on oppositesides ofaiknuckle 38 provided by an extension 39 formedas an integral partol? a cup it). The knuckles Sound Stand 87 and-38 are connected together by means of pins'll. ,T'llBxCllP 10 is disposed over a smallercup ell providingnn extensiond2 havingiformed onits outerend portion a knuckle 13. This knuckle A3 fits between knuckles M and the knuckles are v connected together-by means of a pin l5. The knuckles 4.4 are formed as an integral part of a plate to secured to the wall 18. When the extended portion 39v and leg 36 areqfl'atly'{positioned to dispose the cup 40 over the cup ll and in aligned position with respect to each other, the cup 40 Will be disposed in a direction opposite to the disposition of the cup 27 within the cover 17. Between the plates 21 and 36 there is secured to the wall 18 a linger-ring 17 which facilitates ren'ioving the tray from within the cover.

In use, the cups 2'? and 40 are adapted to be used for sterilizing hypodermic needles or the like and to accomplish this the device is put into oaeration as follows. The cup 27, whei'i confined in the cover, will be in an inverted position over the cup 32 which is likewise in an inverted position. To use the cup 27 the plate 21 is pivoted upwardly about the pin 32 to dispose the plate 21 in a substantially vertical position, The extension 26 is pivoted about the pin 26 which connects the knuckles 21 and2e in a position substantially at right angles with respect to the plate 21 whereby to support the cup 27 in a horizontal plane as best shown in Fig. 1. Prior to the disposition of the cup in this position the cup 41 is pivoted about the pin 44 to dispose this cup in a position beneath the cup 27. Alcohol is then poured into the cup 41 and ignited when this cup a1 is beneath the cup 27 whereby to boil water confined in the cup 27 for sterilizing hypodermic needles or the like. The cup 40 is swung upwardly in a position to be supported in a horizontal plane by the leg 36 as best shown in Fig. 2, over the cup 32 which is swung upwardly to be disposed beneath the cup 40, said cup 32 likewise being adapted to receive an inflammable liquid such as alcohol for boiling water within the cup 40. By the use of the kit as herein set forth it is obvious that hypodermic needles and other medical tools may be thoroughly sterilized without coming in contact with the hand.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification, without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth,'but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of. the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a nurses portable sterilizing kit, a casing including a bottom portion, a cover hingedly connected to a wall of the bottom portion, a removable tray adapted to be positioned in the bottom portion, a cup, means hingedly connecting the cup to the bottom wall of the tray whereby said cup may be positioned flatly against said bottom wall or be positioned in substantially a horizontal plane above the bottom wall, a second cup, means hingedly connecting said second cup to said bottom wall whereby said second cup to the bottom wall of the tray whereby said cup may be positioned flatly against said bottom wall orbe positioned in substantially a horizontal plane above the bottom wall, a second cup, means hingedly connecting said second cup to said bottom wall whereby said second cup may be disposed flatly against said bottom wall or positioned in a position beneath said first mentioned cup.

3. In a nurses portable sterilizing kit, a casing including two sections hingedly connected together, a tray removably positioned in one of the sections, a cup providing an extensioina leg having one end portion hingedly connected to said extension, a plate hingedly connecting the opposite end portion oi'said leg to the bottom wall of said tray, said leg and extension permitting said cup to be disposed flatly against said bottom wall and said leg functioning to support said extensionand cup in a horizontal plane with respect to the tray when said leg is positioned in a vertical plane, a second cup, a hinge structure providing connection be-- tween the second structure and the bottom wall of the tray, said hinge structure per mitting said second cup to be disposed betweensaid first mentioned cup when said first mentioned cup is supported by said leg in said horizontal plane.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature.

JOHN L. ADAMS. 

